BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FROM QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESFROM QUALITY
CERTIFICATIONS

• Roger L. Brauer, Ph.D., CSP, PE
• Executive Director
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals

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WHO WE ARE

• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (since
  1969)
• Certified Safety Professional - CSP
• (Associate Safety Professional-ASP Interim)
• 10,500 hold designation
• 1,500 examinations per year
• Qualifications Education Experience
• Exams Safety Fundamentals Comprehensive
  Practice
• Continuance of Certification (5 year cycle)
• NSC is a BCSP membership organization

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WHO WE ARE

• Council on Certification of Health, Environmental
  and Safety Technologists CCHEST
• Since 1985
• Joint Venture BCSP ABIH
• Occupational Health and Safety Technologist -
  OHST
• Construction Health and Safety Technician - CHST
• Safety Trained Supervisor STS
• Single exams, recertification required

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QUALITY IN CERTIFICATION

• Accrediting Bodies Standards
• National Commission for Certifying Agencies
  (NCCA)
• Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty
  Boards (CESB)
• ISO/IEC 17024 American National Standards
  Institute

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POTENTIAL INCOME FOR NSC CHAPTERS

• Training Preparation
• For Examinations
• Recertification Activities

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TRAINING/PREPARATION

• ASSUMPTION Certification must be independent of
  training preparation
• KEY TO SUCCESS Knowledge covered by examination
  blueprint
• OPPORTUNITY
• Training/Preparation Courses
• Training/Preparation Materials

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TRAINING/PREPARATON

• STRATEGY
• CSP, OHST, CHST
• Target is individual SHE professional or
  practitioner
• STS
• Program sold to employers
• Certificants are managers and supervisors of work
  groups who have a safety role

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EXAMINATION BLUEPRINT

• Functions
• Tasks
• Knowledge Skills
• Test constructed around knowledge some skills
• Candidates mainly evaluated on knowledge
• Training should center on knowledge within
  functions/tasks
  (Exam blueprint is source document)

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STS PREPARATION

• Most employers handle in batches
• Focus is on supervisor/manager role in SH
• Employers may be looking for training programs
  and providers
• Exams based on knowledge from examination
  blueprints

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RECERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES

• CSP, OHST, CHST
• 25 or 20 points every five years
• Cat 1 Staying in Practice
• Cat 2 SHE Memberships
• Cat 3 Professional Service
• Cat 4 Professional Publications
  Presentations
• Cat 5 Writing Exam Items

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RECERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES

• Cat 6 Professional Conferences
• Cat 7 Cont Education Courses
  Seminars
• Cat 8 College/University Courses
• Cat 9 Advanced Degrees
• Cat 10 Certification Examinations

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STS RECERTIFICATION

• 5-year cycle
• Options
• Advance to OHST or CHST
• 30 hours of SH training
• Received OR
• Conducted
• Potentially tool box talks give credit

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VALUE ADDED

• QUALITY
• Quality participants (Leaders)
• Affinity with nationally and internationally
  accredited certifications
• No additional cost for NSC and program users

• RESPECT
• Tie to professional development
• Added recognition and credibility because of BCSP
  CCHEST reputation